Fly4hire
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Ask anyone on the street "hey, would you want to fly on a plane where the pilot was the lowest bidder?". My guess is the answer would be "fkuc no".
Personally, I'd be only too tickled to see all the regionals back as commuters flying Banderanties.
Nu
Nu,
The flying public has a short memory and they will forever be drawn to the lowest ticket price.
The sad fact is in some dark, sound proof, bug swept room, airline execs have done their own Wannsee conference and crunched the numbers on how many hull losses and dead bodies they can absorb and stay in business.
The cost benefit of bodies vs. salaries still favors regional outsourcing. Not to dismiss some of the very experienced crews that are there, but they are not the majority.
I cringe every time I have to DH on a regional, and won't let my wife and kids fly on them. I have written a resolution (voted down) to allow us to turn down a DH on a regional partner.
I do try and get my mother in law on them though:bomb: